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List of Bills passed by the Parliament in 2019-20

List of Bills passed by the Parliament in 2019-20

A2Z Legal Knowledge - October 31, 2020

1.  The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 was introduced in Rajya Sabha on August 5, 2019 by the Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah. The Bill provides for reorganisation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh. 2. The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019 The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha on July 25, 2019 by the Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman. It amends the Companies Act, 2013…

Pardoning powers of President/Governor

Pardoning powers of President/Governor

A2Z Legal Knowledge - July 19, 2020

Pardon means to forgive a person for the offence he has done. Under the Indian Constitution, the power to grant pardon has been conferred on the President of India under Article 72 and the Governor of states under Article 161 . The President has commuted death sentences to life imprisonment in at least 20 cases over the past nine years, based on the recommendations received from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Pardon A pardon is a government/executive decision to allow a person to be absolved of guilt for an alleged crime or other legal…